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Actonians LFC Club chairwoman Linda Fox hopes the prize money disparity between the men’s and women’s FA Cup will continue to narrow following Actonians’ 3-1 win over Ashford United LFC in the Women’s FA Cup Second Round yesterday afternoon. Actonians’ victory sees the club receive a nice sum of £8,000 but for their male counterparts […]
Villa climbed up to 5th spot in the Women’s Super League table after their 4th win of the season, courtesy of a Rachel Daly hat-trick. Ward was impressed with the England International’s performance. “Absolutely [when asked about if it was Rachel Daly’s hat trick] if she heads it towards goal in the manner that she […]
The curse of the draws, who will blink first in group A of the FA WSL Cup as Aston Villa host Durham at the Poundland Bescot Stadium? With none of the five sides yet to pick up three points in 90 minutes, a win for either Villa or Durham, will stake a real claim in […]
The Women’s FA Cup First Round was drawn today at 1pm with two local sides involved. The 56 games will be played on Sunday, 13th November, with many teams yet to have finished their final qualifying round with wide-spread thunderstorms last weekend. Cheltenham Town Ladies were the last side to be drawn, as they face […]
The England Women’s side faced Spain in the final as they came away 3-2 winners after a hat-trick from Rose Kent. Woman of the match went to number four Maisie O’Shea who started alongside Ripley. The women have only made a European final once in Moscow 2006, but this is the country’s first European title. […]
England Lionesses to dedicate Czechia fixture to the ‘Let Girls Play’ Campaign. Tomorrow evening, England Women’s fixture will be dedicated to ‘Let Girls Play’, The Football Association campaign for every girl to have equal access to football in their local school and community. The fixture falls on the 10th anniversary of International Day of the […]
It is set to be a busy season for Slimbridge Town Assistant Manager, Tom Deakin, who has recently accepted the role of University of Gloucestershire Women’s Football manager. Deakin helped guide UoG’s Women’s futsal team to a Varsity win against Worcester, and now sees this role as the perfect challenge following the success of the […]
The groups for the first round of this season’s women’s Champions League draw have been confirmed this afternoon. Chelsea and Arsenal are the sides representing England in the competition and both will have to endure tough groups. Arsenal have drawn reigning and eight time champions Lyon along with Juventus and Zurich, and Chelsea will face […]
The first and second qualifying rounds of the Vitality Women’s FA Cup have taken place this weekend with the increase in prize money a huge benefit to many clubs who still have their players on pay to play. Gloucestershire saw plenty of involvement with the University of Gloucestershire seeing players involved in the Second Qualifying […]
The women’s Super League is back for another weekend of fixtures and the race for the title is closer than ever. League leaders Chelsea managed to capitalise on their games in hand over Arsenal and leapfrogged the Gunners with their resounding 9-0 win against Leicester City. Lauren James, sister of mens team right back Reece […]